Save To iPhoto Library

Whenever I try to save an image from a website to the iPhoto library everything looks normal but the picture does not appear in my iPhoto library. How come?? If I save it to the desktop, then drag it to iPhoto that works great.
Also, photo's are not my big passion, I have about 100. Is there a way to slim things down a bit?? All I want is the basic library, I do not need or want folders by year and then all the subfolders within those. Believe it or not it makes it impossible for me to find stuff. One folder is all I need. Please help, been having a heck of a time with this, thanks.

Jambandbrian:
The only way to get photos into your iPhoto library is to import them from anywhere outside of the iPhoto Library folder. Move the ones you've added to the library folder via the Finder to the desktop and drag them into iPhoto's open window from there. Here's an Apple KB document you should be familiar with, especially the warnings contained therein: Don't tamper with files in the iPhoto Library folder from the Finder. For future scanning, same the new files to the desktop or a folder setup to receive them and then import from there.
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